Chapter 27

Sophia listened to the discussions among the members of the design department and felt outraged. She thought the people in the design department were simply disgusting, all hoping for Violet to end up with a bad outcome.

In the stairwell, Violet answered her phone with a blank expression. “Hello. What do you want?”

Henry snorted. “Now you don’t even call me Dad?”

Violet felt a shiver run down her spine when she heard his voice. She responded with sarcasm, “Does someone who drugs his own daughter and hands her over to other men have the right to be called Dad?”

Henry was momentarily taken aback, recalling the events of the previous night. He maintained a calm facade. “Violet, what’s your relationship with Patrick Hersey?”

“Then aren’t you afraid

scoffed. “As long as you can

seconds and then said, “It seems like what Patrick said last night is true. Are

silent, refusing to answer the question. Henry did not press further on the matter, instead moving on to

tone was confident as if he believed Violet would definitely comply and withdraw

with disgust. “Why should I withdraw the lawsuit? She plagiarized my

as she gripped her phone tightly out of disgust. Henry continued, “Don’t rely on Patrick to help you. To be frank with you, if Veronica is driven to commit suicide because of this, even if you win the lawsuit, what will it achieve? At most, it will make everyone see you as heartless. Furthermore, if you don’t withdraw the lawsuit and win, I’ll expose your marriage to Patrick at this critical moment. How do you think people will react then? They’ll just

anger. “Aren’t you afraid

post them. What does that prove? I’m just trying to advise you to withdraw the lawsuit, from a father’s perspective, to help you and your sister reconcile. Do you really think the internet

If you don’t want to be seen as a bully, you’d better drop the lawsuit.” Henry not only

with Veronica. She hung up

was married to Patrick was not something that could never be revealed, but right now, it was definitely the worst possible timing for such

found out that Patrick and Violet were married, they would likely assume that Violet was using Patrick’s influence to

her eyes, looking at her newly manicured nails, and replied, “Well, your reputation is already in the gutter, so a bit more scandal doesn’t really matter. Besides, aren’t we still technically married? Isn’t it normal for spouses to face

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